Box-lid fastener



July 14, 1925. 1,546,157

J. w. wlLKEs BOX LID FASTENER Filed Nov. 14, 1922 A l Ji Patented July 14, 1925.

UNITED STATES JASPER WILLIAM WILKES, 0F TIMARU, NEW ZEALAND.

Box-LID FASTENER.

Application filed November 14, 1922. Serial No. 600,795.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JASPER IVILLTAM IVILKES, subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at 5 Buchanan Street, Timaru, New Zealand, have invented new and useful Improvements in Box-Lid Fasteners, of which the following is a specilication.

My invent-ion has reference to means that have been devised for use in holding a box or crate lid in its closed position without the use of nails so that the lid may be removed and replaced from time to time without damaging it in any way. The fastening means provided are adaptable for use on all classes of boxes or crates but especially on those that are used for the conveyance of produce, eggs, fruit and the like, and that are generally returned as empties for use over again.

The lid fastening means are of simple. and cheap design, are effec-tive in holding the lid rmly in position, and remain as permanent attachments to the boxv for use whenever required.

The' invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings and will be hereinafter fully described with reference to such drawings, in which Figure l is a plan of a box with the lid in position and the fastening means secured to hold the lid on,

Figure 2 a plan of a box with the lid removed and with the fastener thrown back clear of the top,

Figure 3 a side elevation, and

Figure 4 an end elevation of Figure l The fastening means are formed by two spring wire frames A4 and B of similar shape and each one of which is made by bending a single length of wire so as to forni an eye C at its middle and then to extend outwards from the eye in diverging lines. the extremities then being` bent down at right angles and finally formed with eyes D at their ends. The central eye C is turned up to assume ar plane at right angles to the plane of the two sides of the frame and this eye is also so twisted that its vertical line extends across the angle formed by the frame sides. A frame thus shaped is designed to lie flat upon the top of the box lid, as to its main part, and its extremities to turn down over the side of the box.

The two frames A and B are attached to the outside faces of the respective sides of the box E by means of staples F driven into the sides and on which the eyes D of each frame are thus hinged. These staples are so arranged that each frame is made capable of hinging thereon so that it may be turned out to entirely free the box top, as shown in Figure 2, or may be turned iu to extend flatly across the top of the lid Gr laid over such box. Each frame also is made of such a lengthl` that it is capable of extending across a full half of the lid width and so that its eye C will overlap with the eye C of the other frame, as

shown in Figure 1.

A hook H is swivelled on one of the frames and this hook is so formed that, when the two frames are brought in over the lid, it may be turned through both eyes C so as thereby to fasten the two frames together and in position across the lid to hold the lid down on the box.

By arranging the frames so that they have to be slightly strained inwards and downwards on the lid to bring their eyes into engaging position, the lid will be forced tightly down on to the box and the fastener will be held securely locked by the strain thereby placed on the hook H.

To free the lid, it is only necessary to turn the hook out of the eyes C and then swing the wire frames up and out on their hinges.

I claim The combination with a box and a lid therefor, of two substantially triangular wire frames, one hinged to each side of the box, and adapted to be turned inwards over the top of the box, so as to extend across a full half of the width of the lid, each frame being formed at its apex with an eye in a plane at right angles to the plane of the frame, the eyes of the two frames when turned down oif'erlapping and registering with each other, and a, hookshaped wire swivelled on one of the said frames so as to be inserted through the registering eyes.

In testimony whereof, I aix my signature.

J AS-PER WILLIAM WILKES. Witnesses:

MARTIN JOSEPH OBRIEN, ELsm NADA BENNETT, 

